Art By Louie H. Moreno

He was born in Los Angeles, Califas. Married in 1971 and has two sons. He has lived in the Oxnard Plain since 1946.

As a descendent of the Delaware tribe, he has been fascinated with Native American drawings since childhood. A self-taught artist, he was influenced by his elementary school teacher, Frank Van Schaick. His teacher took his classmates and him to many different Chumash places throughout Santa Barbara County, where he recorded his trips by drawing sketches of the places and people. Since then, he has drawn many different portraits of Native Americans.

He has been involved with the Chicano Power Movement since the 1960’s with the Oxnard’s branch of the Brown Berets. Currently, a political artist for the Committee On Raza Rights (CRR). His political artwork has been used for the Raza Youth Liberation Conference (1996), Chicano Moratorium Marcha (2000), Conference On Raza Prisoners And Colonialism (2001), and Conference On Raza Press, Media, And Popular Expression (2002) In 2003, he was honored with a “Raza Certificate Of Recognition” by the Chicano Mexicano Prison Project for his political artwork.

His artwork has been showed at the Ventura County Fair), the Channel Island National Park Visitor Center, the Dr. Rodolfo Acuña Gallery and Cultural Center, the De Colores Art Show, Oxnard Public Library, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Museum of Ventura County and Ventura County Government Center. His artwork was used for the cover of Occupied America, 5th Edition by Rodolfo Acuña.

He dedicates all his artwork to his mother Pearl E. Garcia, his wife Gloria, his sons Luis III and Jose, his teacher Frank Van Schaick; especially his gente and the Chumash people.